A roadside explosion killed 7 people in the countryside of Kulp district in Amed (Diyarbakır) on September 12 and two people were taken into custody after a day; Kulp Municipality Head of Department of Technical Works, Şener Aktaş and HDP (Peoples’ Democratic Party) district co-chair Abidin Karaman.

The Turkish media then reported the reason for the detention of Aktaş as a vehicle belonging to the municipality that had been seen at the the scene before the explosion.

Shortly after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s words “detentions will increase” on the incident, Kulp Municipality Co-mayor Mehmet Fatih Taş ended up in custody.

Eyüp Aydeniz, lawyer for co-mayor Mehmet Fatih Taş, stated that they still have not been told of any justification for the detentions. Aydeniz said they have met their clients under custody, adding that they were in good state of health. The lawyer pointed out that they have not been given the file of investigation nor were able to meet the prosecutor in spite of all their efforts.

Lawyer Mehmet Öner refuted the claims that the HDP politicians were detained in the scope of the investigation into the explosion. He remarked that the investigation file in police hand involved no reports or evidences but only the arrests warrant and health report.